Jean-Pierre Aumont(Jean-Pierre Philippe Salomons), (born Jan. 5, 1911, Paris, France—died Jan. 30, 2001, St. Tropez, France), French actor who , employed his suave good looks and Gallic charm in more than 60 French and American motion pictures during a 70-year stage and screen career. Although Aumont was often cast in B-grade movies, his films included Marcel Carné’s Hôtel du Nord (1938), François Truffaut’s La Nuit américaine (1972; Day for Night), and Claude Lelouch’s Le Chat et la souris (1975; Cat and Mouse). He also starred in the original stage production of Jean Cocteau’s La Machine infernale (1934; The Infernal Machine) and the 1963 Broadway musical Tovarich opposite Vivien Leigh; on television Aumont appeared in such miniseries as A Tale of Two Cities (1989) and Le Comte de Monte Cristo (1998; The Count of Monte Cristo). In 1991 he received an honorary César (French Oscar) for lifetime achievement.

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